Western and classical art

• Pre historic art - has existed ever since man learned to draw and before he could start to talk
• Cave paintings - prehistoric images found on the walls of the cave
• Example of cave paintings

  • Cave of Altamira
  • Cave of Lascaux
  • Cave of chauvet
• Pre historic sculpture - one of the oldest arts of man
• Venus figurines - represents historic idea of feminine beauty " venuses in the reference to the Roman goddess beauty
• Venus figurines

  • Venues of berakhat
  • Tan
  • Willendorf
  • Laussel
• Animal sculpture - common subject in prehistoric art, often depicting animals in hunting scenes
• Pre historic architecture - The earliest form of architecture that existed before the advent of the modern era.
• Prehistoric architecture

  • Menhir of monolith - single upright stone
  • Dolman - 2 or more upright stone
  • Cromlech - flat stone
• Egyptian art - their art was highly stylized and symbolic they believe in life after death
• Pyramid - grandest monuments, oldest building
• Sphinx of gaza - half human head and body of lion
• Hieroglyphics - picture writing system used by ancient Egyptians to record history, religious beliefs, daily activities, etc.
• Lighthouse of Alexandria - The first lighthouse in the world light is 50 km away
• Palette of king narmer - early stone relic
• Rosetta stone - stone with text written by a group of priest
• Egyptian pottery - made up of reddish brown clay served everyday purposes
• Tutankhamen golden death mask - made up of solid gold ornamented with blue glass lapis lazuli boy king
• Nefertiti bust - painted limestone of Nefertiti great royal wife of Akhenaton
• Frontalism - head us drAwn by side and body is in front